CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-9480
9.1 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-11-29
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.1 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.4 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.
Affected configurations
• libdwarf project libdwarf 2016-10-21
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94980 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/bugs/5/ Permissions Required
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/5dd64de047cd5ec479fb11fe7ff2692fd819e5e5/ Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94980 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/bugs/5/ Permissions Required
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/5dd64de047cd5ec479fb11fe7ff2692fd819e5e5/ Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html Third Party Advisory